LIST  or  PRICES 


OF  THEIR 


AT.SO 


COPYING  PRESSES. 


Cl  M  €111 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


WARRANTED  CAST  STEEL, 


AND 


EXTRA  CAST  STEEL  SAWS 


SEGMENTS  AND  MANDRILLS; 


ALSO, 


COPYING  PRESSES, 


Printing  fpr essca, 


PRINTING  MATERIALS, 


MACHINERY,  ETC. 


Warehouse,  Pfos.  29  and  31  Gold  Street, 

MANUFACTORY, 

Corner  of  Broome,  Sheriff,  and  Columbia  Sts.,  !tew-Yor»i. 


NE  W-YORK: 

Printed  by  OLIVER  &  BROTHER,  Sun  Building, 
ON  HOE’S  IMPROVED  NAPIER  PRESS. 

1849. 


COA/S 


TO  MERCHANTS  AND  OTHERS. 


Gentlemen : 

We  hand  you  a  list  of  prices  of  our  Cast  Steel,  Patent  Machine  Ground  Saws, 
and  other  articles  belonging  to  that  branch  of  our  business,  to  which  we  invite  your 
attention. 

R.  HOE  &  CO. 

29  and  31  Gold  Street. 


I 


LIST  OF  PRICES 

OF 

CAST  STEEL  SAWS,  COPYING  PRESSES, 

ETC. 


The  following  extract  is  from  a  report  made  by  a  committee  of  practical  and  scien¬ 
tific  gentlemen  appointed  by  the  American  Institute. 

The  Special  Committee  of  the  American  Institute,  to  whom  was  referred  the  exam¬ 
ination  of  Mr.  Richard  M.  Hoe’s  Machines  for  grinding  Saws,  report,  that  they  visited 
the  extensive  manufactory  of  R.  Hoe  &  Co.,  at  the  corner  of  Broome  and  Sheriff 
streets,  and  there  witnessed  the  machines  in  question  in  operation.  There  are  two  of 
these,  one  for  grinding  Long  Saws,  the  other  for  ginding  Circular  Saws.  *  * 

The  advantages  to  be  obtained  from  the  use  of  these  machines  are  highly  important, 
as  will  manifestly  appear  to  those  who  are  accustomed  to  use  saws  of  the  description 
which  they  are  calculated  to  grind. 

Their  merit  consists  in  the  power  which  they  place  at  the  disposal  of  the  workmen 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  saws,  to  make  them  perfectly  true  and  regular  in  thick¬ 
ness,  or  thick  or  thin  at  any  particular  part  they  please  ;  thus  preparing  the  cutting  edge 
of  Long  Saws  to  operate  with  less  set,  and  strengthening  Circular  Saws  by  gradually 
increasing  them  in  thickness  from  the  cutting  edge  to  their  centre. 

The  truth  and  uniformity  of  their  surface  make,  in  all  cases,  less  set  in  the  saw  teeth 
necessary,  and  on  this  account  it  will  take  less  power  to  drive  the  saws  made  by  these 
machines  than  is  required  for  the  use  of  the  ordinary  hammered  and  ground  saws  ;  be¬ 
sides,  they  will  not  require  so  frequent  sharpening,  be  less  liable  to  become  heated,  and 
by  cutting  relatively  a  much  narrower  curf,  produce  a  saving  in  timber,  which,  in  some 
varieties,  is  an  object  of  considerable  importance. 

Your  committee  are  of  unanimous  opinion,  that  in  the  apparatus  invented  by  Mr.  R. 
M.  Hoe,  as  above  described,  he  has  displayed  great  ingenuity  and  tact  in  the  adaptation 
of  machinery  to  the  production  of  results  in  the  manufacture  of  saws,  which  may  with 
propriety  be  denominated  the  ne  plus  ultra  of  the  art. 

JAMES  HAMILTON, 
EDWARD  CLARK, 

[Signed, 1  THOS.  B.  STILLMAN, 

JAMES  WILSON, 
JOSEPH  CURTIS. 

N.  B. — Since  the  above  we  have  much  improved  this  Machine,  and  added  several 
others. 


CERTIFICATES 

FROM  WELL  KNOWN  SAWYERS  WHO  ARE  DAILY  RUNNING  OUR  SAWS. 

Having  used  R.  Hoe  &  Co’s.  Saws  for  some  time  past,  we  take  pleasure  in  stating 
that  we  fully  approve  what  is  said  in  the  above  report,  and  farther,  that  the  saws  are  by 
far  the  best  article  ever  used  by  us  during  an  experience  of  many  years. 

[Signed,]  WILLIAM  SCOTT, 

GEORGE  W.  RIBLETT, 
Steam  Saw  Mill,  foot  of  Grand  street. 

New  York,  September  13,  1843. 

I  consider  the  above  Saws  a  very  superior  article,  and  would  recommend  them  to 
Sawyers  generally. 

[Signed,]  FREEMAN  CAMPBELL. 

New  York,  October  6,  1843. 


4 

I  have  used,  very  extensively  during  the  past  eight  years,  R.  Hoe  &  Co’s.  Patent 
Ground  Saws  in  my  portable  circular  saw  mills.  Their  saws  have  universally  given  the 
most  perfect  satisfaction,  and  I  can  confidently  recommend  them  as  far  superior  in  every 
respect  to  any  other  I  have  ever  used  or  seen. 

[Signed,]  GEORGE  PAGE,  Baltimore,  Md. 

May  1,  1848.  Manufacturer  of  the  Patent  Portable  Saw  Mills. 

Necessary  Directions  for  Hanging  and  Setting  R.  Hoe  <j-  Co's.  Cast  Steel  Mill  Saws. 

In  introducing  R.  Hoe  &  Co’s.  Cast  Steel  Mill  Saws  into  sections  of  the  country 
where  the  common  American  steel  Saws  are  in  use,  it  has  been  found,  for  various  rea¬ 
sons,  that  the  usual  method  for  hanging  and  setting  Saws,  will  not  answer  when  applied 
to  Hoe  &  Co’s  Cast  Steel  Mill  Saws  ;  which,  being  of  a  very  fine  quality  of  Cast  Steel, 
require  more  care  and  attention  in  hanging  and  setting.  If  the  following  directions  are 
strictly  attended  to,  (the  suggestions  of  long  experience,)  it  will  be  found  that  Hoe  & 
Co’s.  Cast  Steel  Mill  Saws,  with  the  same  power,  will  do  twice  the  amount  of  work 
done  by  the  ordinary  common  steel  mill  saws. 


DIRECTIONS. 

In  the  first  place,  the  saw  should  be  jointed  or  straitened  on  the  tooth  edge  and  filed 
up ;  then  take  the  tool  or  punch  (No.  1,  represented  above)  and  hold  the  crotch  end 
firmly  and  fairly  on  the  point  of  the  tooth ;  at  the  same  time  strike  the  tool 
several  blows  with  a  small  hammer,  inclining  the  tool  in  such  a  way  as  to  upset  more  of 
the  outside  of  the  tooth  than  the  inside,  which  will  leave  the  end  of  the  tooth  a  trifle 
thicker  than  the  body  of  the  saw,  (this process  tends  to  harden  and  refine  the  steel; 
after  each  tooth  is  thus  upset,  to  the  right  and  left  alternately,  use  the  ordinary  saw-set, 
taking  particular  care  that  the  bend  on  the  tooth  is  not  more  than  half  an  inch  from 
the  point  of  it,  which  is  all  that  is  necessary.  To  insure  this,  and  to  ascertain  that  all 
the  teeth  are  set  just  alike,  apply  the  straight  edge,  (No.  2,)  making  each  tooth  to  cor¬ 
respond  with  its  beveled  edge,  the  smaller  angle  being  for  hard  wood,  and  the  larger  for 
soft  wood  ;  then  file  up  the  teeth  for  use.  It  is  very  necessary  that  the  gate  and  stirrups 
should  be  well  made.  The  best  construction  for  the  strirrup  are  represented  in  the 
sketches  above,  (No.  3,)  having  in  all  cases  three  round  holes  in  each  end  to  secure  the 
saw.  No.  4  is  a  saw  representing  the  application  of  the  punch,  No.  1,  on  the  tooth, 
and  the  straight  edge,  No.  2,  to  the  side. 

A  supply  of  these  Stirrups  and  Too/salways  on  hand.  Also,  Saw  Gumming  Machines 
for  gumming  or  re-toothing  Saws,  which  performs  the  operation  rapidly  in  a  very  supe¬ 
rior  manner  ;  one  of  which  should  be  in  every  large  mill. 

O'  All  the  saws  ground  by  the  machines  will  beau  mped,  Patent  Ground;  and  they 
will  further  state,  that  having  the  exclusive  right  to  use  these  machines,  both  in  the 
United  States  and  England,  and  Colonies,  none  but  t.ieir  already  celebrated  Cast  Steel 
Saws,  will  possess  the  great  advantages  claimed  by  them. 


Warranted  Extra  Cast  Steel  Circular  Saws. 


HARDENED,  TEMPERED 

,  AND 

PATENT 

GROUND. 

4  inch  diameter 

• 

• 

$0  70  each 

5 

ct 

• 

• 

0  92  “ 

6 

it 

• 

• 

I  15  “ 

7 

a 

4 

• 

1  40  “ 

8 

ft 

m 

• 

1  68  “ 

9 

it 

• 

• 

1  95  “ 

10 

a 

2  25  “ 

12 

it 

2  85  “ 

14 

a 

3  50  “ 

16 

a 

4  40  “ 

18 

ct 

5  30  “ 

20 

ct 

6  40  “ 

22 

tt 

7  50  “ 

24 

a 

8  60  “ 

26 

ct 

10  50  “ 

28 

a 

12  00  « 

30 

it 

14  00  « 

32 

it 

16  50  “ 

34 

a 

19  50  « 

36 

a 

23  00  « 

38 

tc 

27  00  “ 

40 

a 

33  00  “ 

42 

ct 

40  00  “ 

44 

it 

48  00  “ 

46 

u 

57  00  « 

48 

a 

67  00  “ 

50 

tt 

79  00  « 

52 

it 

95  00  “ 

54 

a 

115  00  « 

56 

a 

140  00  « 

58 

a 

170  00  « 

60 

it 

200  00  fC 

Larger  sizes  can  be  furnished  if  required.  See  page  4,  containing  directions  for  set¬ 
ting  and  sharpening.  For  circular  saw  mandrills  see  page  11. 

Terms  of  Warranty  on  page  9. 


7 


Warranted,  Extra  Tempered,  Pitt  Saws. 


Cast  Steel. 

Ex.  cast  steel. 

6  feet  $5  00 

• 

.  $6  50  each. 

6£  “ 

5  50 

• 

7  00  “ 

7  “ 

6  00 

• 

7  50  “ 

7£  “ 

7  00 

• 

9  00  “ 

8  “ 

8  50 

• 

10  50  “ 

Butts,  1C 

|  inches  wide. 

.  Butts,  12  inches 

Warranted  Cross  Cut  Saws. 

EXTRA  TEMPERED. 


4| 

Cast  Steel, 
feet  $3  00 

Ex.  cast  steel. 

$4  00  each 

5 

66 

3 

38 

4 

38 

it 

66 

3 

75 

4 

75 

it 

6 

(6 

4 

13 

5 

13 

66 

6i 

66 

4 

50 

5 

50 

66 

7 

a 

4 

88 

5 

88 

66 

71 

66 

5 

63 

6 

63 

66 

8 

66 

6 

75 

7 

75 

66 

00 

66 

8 

00 

9 

00 

66 

9 

66 

9 

50 

10 

50 

66 

Cotton  Cleaning,  or  Gin  Saws. 


Cast  Steel 


8  9  10  11  12  in.  diam. 


Bright,  without  Teeth 
Bright,  with  Teeth 
Black,  without  Teeth 
Black,  with  Teeth 


40  48  56  66  76  cents  each. 
50  58  66  76  88 
28  34  40  48  56 
38  44  50  58  68 


8 


Billet,  or  Wood  Cutters’  Webs. 

EXTRA  TEMPERED. 


24  inch  C.  S.  Billet  Web,  per  dozen 


26 

6C 

28 

4< 

30 

u 

32 

u 

34 

u 

36 

(( 

(( 

u 

« 

u 

u 

u 

u 

a 

ii 

(C 

(C 

a 

86  50 
7  00 

7  50 

8  00 

8  50 

9  50 
10  00 


If  set  and  sharpened  to  28  inch,  $1  00  per  dozen  extra. 
All  above  30  inches,  $1  50  per  dozen  extra. 


Veneering  Saws. 

Price  of  Veneer  Saws,  Segments,  Flanche  and  iron  work  complete, 


including  pulleys 

For  Saw  2  ft.  6  in.  diameter  .  .  8200 

3  0  “  .  .  240 

3  6  “  .  .  280 

4  0  “  .  .  320 

4  6  “  .  .  360 

5  0  “  .  .  400 

5  6  “  .  .  440 

6  0  “  .  .  480 


Veneering  Saw,  Solid  Plate. 

30  in  Veneer  Saw,  solid  plate,  for  sawing  cigar  box  stuff  .  825 

Mandril],  brass  boxes  and  fitting  saw  on  ditto.  .  .  50 


Cast  Steel  Veeneering  Saws  in  Segments. 


EXTRA  TEMPERED. 

Segments  from  lltb  to  13th  gauge 
“  “  10th  “ 

“  “  9th  “  . 

“  “  8th  “ 

For  swedging  more  than  2-£  inches  deep  from 
point  of  tooth,  for  every  |  inch  extra 

For  every  inch  in  depth  over  9  inches  from  point 
of  tooth  ..... 

Re-grinding  and  hammering  segments  2J  inch 
deep  from  point  of  tooth  . 

Do.  do.  3in.  do. 

Hammering  Segments 


Per  foot  in 
diameter. 

86  75 
7  10 

7  55 

8  10 

0  50 


0  25 


2  00 
2  25 
0  75 


9 


TERMS  OF  WARRANTY. 

Each  Saw  is  warranted  perfectly  true,  and  free  from  flaws  or  seams, 
and  if  found  to  be  defective  in  either  of  these  particulars,  a  new  one  will 
be  given  in  exchange,  if  returned  within  thirty  days  from  purchase. 


Repairing 

Saws. 

CIRCULAR 

SAWS. 

RETOOTHING 

All  sizes  up  to  20  inches,  . 

Per  ineh  in 
diameter. 

$0  03 

tt 

over  20  to  30  inches, 

• 

• 

0  03£ 

tt 

“  30  “  40  “ 

• 

• 

0  06 

a 

“  40  “  44  “ 

• 

• 

0  08 

u 

“  44  “  48  “ 

• 

0  10 

tt 

“  48  “  54  “ 

• 

• 

0  11 

« 

“  54  “  60  “ 

• 

feO  12 

For  straightening  Circulars  same  price  as  re-toothing. 


CIRCULAR  SAWS. 


SETTING  AND  SHARPENING 

All  sizes  up  to  20  inches,  . 

Per  inch  in 
diameter. 
$0  02£ 

it 

tt 

30 

tt 

• 

0  03 

tt 

tt 

40 

tt 

• 

0  03£ 

tt 

tt 

44 

tt 

• 

0  04 

tt 

tt 

48 

it 

» 

0  04| 

u 

u 

60 

tt 

• 

0  05 

MILL  SAWS. 

Re-toothing  Mill  Saws  .  .  cts.  per  ft. 

Straightening  .  .  .  6£  “ 

Setting  and  sharpening  do.  .  12£  “ 


PIT  AND  CROSS  CUT  SAWS. 

Re-toothing  ...  8  cts.  per  ft. 

Straightening  ...  8 

Setting  and  sharpening  .  .  8  “ 


10 


TOOLS. 

Punch  for  upsetting  or  spreading  the  points  of  Mill 

and  Circular  Saw  teeth  .  .  .  80  38 

Straight  edge  .  .  .  .  0  25 

Saw  Sets,  cast  steel. 

For  directions  for  using  the  above  articles  see  cut,  page  4. 
lr>  work  complete  for  Saw  Mills. 

Mill  Saw  Stirrups,  per  pair,  from  .  $15  00 

Pit  Saw  handles  or  Tillers  and  Boxes,  per  set  1  75 

Shingle  Machine. 


Cast  Steel  Cane  Knives. 

12  inch  Cane  Knives,  straight  paltern,  per  dozen,  810  00 


14 

it 

ti 

a 

tt 

n 

12 

00 

16 

a 

tt 

tt 

tt 

it 

14 

00 

12 

it 

a 

tt 

scimetar  pattern 

tt 

12 

00 

14 

n 

it 

tt 

<< 

it 

14 

00 

16 

a 

tt 

tt 

tt 

a 

16 

00 

18 

tt 

u 

tt 

a 

a 

18 

00 

20 

a 

tt 

tt 

a 

« 

20 

00 

Plastering  Trowels. 

Cast  Steel,  10  inch, 

101  « 

11 

12  “ 


89  50  doz. 
10  00  “ 
10  50  “ 
12  50  “ 


U 


11 


Mandrills  for  Circular  Saws, 

WITH  BRASS  BOXES,  BOLTS  AMD  BUTS. 


No.  1  suitable  for  46  to  48  inch  saws, 

• 

$40  00 

2 

a 

38  to  44  “ 

35  00 

8 

<< 

30  to  36  “ 

27  50 

4 

u 

26  to  28  “ 

25  00 

5 

u 

20  to  24  “ 

22  50 

6 

H 

14  to  28  “ 

20  00 

7 

»< 

12  and  under, 

17  00 

If  the  above  are  ordered  without  boxes,  a  deduction  of  15  per  cent,  will  be  made. 
Also,  Mandrills  to  run  on  points. 


12 


Gamming  Machine. 


This  machine  is  made  of  wrought  and  cast  iron,  attached  to  an  under 
frame.  With  it  two  persons  can  re-tooth  a  six  feet  mill  saw  in  few  min¬ 
utes.  It  is  of  great  power,  and  does  not  bend  the  teeth,  and  they  require 
but  little  filing  afterwards.  The  dies  are  of  best  cast  steel ; 

Price  $65. 


13 


Improved  Copying  Presses. 

We  manufacture  and  keep  constantly  on  hand,  various  kinds  of  Copying  Presses,  the 
most  approved  of  which  are  here  represented.  The  impression  surfaces  of  all  our 
presses  are  turned  perfectly  true,  so  that  a  uniform  and  perfect  copy  may  be  obtained 
with  ease  and  expedition.  Copying  Ink,  Copying  Paper,  and  Copying  Books,  of 
the  best  quality. 


DIRECTIONS  FOR  COPYING. 

For  copying  in  the  book,  lay  a  sheet  of  oiled  paper  under  the  sheet  on  which  you  in* 
tend  to  take  the  copy,  dip  the  brush  in  water  and  dampen  the  leaf,  take  off  the  surplus 
water  with  blotting  paper,  turn  the  leaf  over  and  dry  the  other  side  likewise,  then  lay 
the  letter  in  the  book,  turn  the  damp  sheet  on  the  letter,  and  lay  a  sheet  of  oiled  paper 
on  that,  close  the  book,  and  put  it  in  the  press. 

IFF  For  copying  on  a  loose  sheet,  the  same  directions  are  to  be  observed. 


FRENCH  SCREW  PATTERN. 


This  Press  ha3  a  wrought  iron  arch  or  yoke.  Every  part  is  finished  with  much  care 
and  it  is  a  beautiful  and  useful  ornament  for  the  counting  room. 


Size  of  the  platen  or  follower,  16^  by  1 0 §  inches. 


Prick  <$35. 


The  arch  of  this  Press  is  wrought  iron.  The  whole  is  strong  and  durable,  and  not 
likely  to  get  out  of  order. 

Size  of  platen  or  follower,  1G|  by  lOf  inchea. 

Price  $25. 


SCREW  AND  LEVER  PRESS. 


15 

SCREW  AND  BALL  PRESS. 


This  is  a  strong,  neat,  and  durable  article.— Size  of  platen  or  follower,  18  by  11  inches. 

Price  $18. 

COLUMN  PRESS. 


The  above  differs  from  our  other  Screw  Copying  Presses  in  being  secured  with 
wrought  iron  rods  through  the  columns. 

Size  of  platen  or  follower,  15f  by  lOf  inches. 

Price  $16. 


1G 

Notarial,  or  Seal  Presses. 


FACE  PRESS. 


This  Press  is  very  powerful,  and  is  suitable  for  public  institutions. 

i 

Pkice,  with  Stand,  $50. 


SCREW  PRESS. 


SPRING  PRESS. 


Price  $18- 


Price  $35,  with  Stand. 


